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How to stand out as a manufacturing employer of choice

Employee Benefits

Standing out as an employer of choice during the war for talent is a challenge across most industries, but is especially important in the manufacturing industry. Employers have a unique opportunity to provide employees with additional support to attract, engage and retain top performers in a sea of competitors.

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The Value of Employee Incentive Programs for Manufacturing

Achievers

These days, a good manufacturing industry employee is like struck gold. Even though the manufacturing sector pays an average hourly wage of $29.34 , good workers are hard to find. Eighty percent of manufacturers say they’ve had trouble finding qualified workers. What’s a manufacturer to do? Heightened engagement.

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Browns Manufacturing staff accept 13.2% pay rise

Employee Benefits

Around 350 workers employed by food manufacturer Browns Manufacturing have accepted a 13.2% After rejecting a pay offer from the employer of £10.90 Browns Manufacturing made a profit after tax of £4.2 this year was only achieved through the brave stance our members took in taking on their employer through strike action.

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What is the Manufacturing Skills Gap?

AssuredPartners

The manufacturing skills gap has been a topic for several years and that gap continues to expand. What is the manufacturing skills gap? The skills gap refers to the disconnect between the skills and knowledge that employers in the manufacturing industry require, and the skills possessed by the current workforce.

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Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury

The Workcomp Writer

The Court stressed that the dual capacity doctrine, a judicially recognized exception to the exclusive remedy provisions of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, did not apply when a machine manufactured by the employer injures the employee since the employer has a duty to its employees to maintain a safe work environment.

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Increased Adoption of Automation and Robotics in the Manufacturing Industry

AssuredPartners

The manufacturing industry has continued incorporating automation and robotics into its manufacturing processes. Additionally, the manufacturing industry, like many other industries, struggles to find people to fill the job vacancies. How will the move towards robotics and automation change manufacturing?

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October 17, 2023 – Smart Plan Design for Cost Control: Navigating Weight Loss Meds, The Biosimilar Pipeline & Manufacturer Assistance

InterWest Insurance Services

WHEN: October 17, 2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Business Owners, HR Professional, Finance Professionals; Employers with 50+ employees exploring self-funding or captive strategies, including those currently in captive agreements.